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Quax, a nonalcoholic beer from Kischel Brewery, ignites a political battle after a nineteen‑year‑old’s drunken fatal crash. The grassroots NOBBY movement, led by the fierce Madeline Underwood, sues the brewery and later blocks Rugby’s national fast‑food chain from selling Quax. The protests erupt into a riot in Manhattan. When Underwood is murdered, suspicions turn to multiple parties: the brewery, the fast‑food chain, and the financiers in the securities industry. The case lands in the hands of John Putnam Thatcher, a seasoned banker who has deep ties to Kischel. As he investigates, Thatcher uncovers a web of deception that connects the beer, the chain, and a large‑scale financial cover‑up.
First publish date: October 1997
Genre: Mystery & Detective/Private Investigator
Authors: Emma Lathen
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